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There was a point in Jesus’s earthly ministry that people had seen Him perform many miracles – from the transformation of water to wine, to the healing of lepers, cripples and even the blind. The people had marveled at this One who could make the lame to walk and the blind to see. And the multitudes began to flock to Him to witness, and for many, to experience – His healing touch. But they were about to see something they had NEVER seen before – and something they could not even imagine. They were about to see Jesus raise a young man from the dead!
The day had started out no different from any other. A large crowd had been following Him throughout the day. Jesus was approaching the gate to enter the village of Nain late in the day.(1) At the same time, a funeral procession was making its way out of the village on its way to the cemetery….